Description

1.
5213
TL 71 SW
5/20
29.12.52

BOREHAM
WALTHAM ROAD
Birds Farmhouse

II

2.
The present building is a C16-C17 timber-framed and plastered house although
records go back to 1390 when property, possibly on this site, was associated
with the name of Thomas Brid. The house was restored and renovated in the C20.
Cross wings at the north and south ends are jettied on the lst storey and supported on exposed joists and brackets. 2 storeys. 3 window range, casements with
lattice leaded lights. Roof tiled, with a central - original chimney stack with
3 diagonally set shafts on a rectangular base, The interior has original features
including the remains of a screen with 2 four-centred arches and a room with
a king post roof truss and exposed rafters. (RCHM 6).

Listing NGR: TL7454513367

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26415327

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Recommended Books

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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas